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FR-Sea to Summit - eVent Dry Sack-Mike Pearl

Jamie, Here s my FR amidst drying out and digging out in Central Vermont post flash floods from Tropical Storm Irene. Well after three days of

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, Sep 3, 2011

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Jamie,

Here's my FR amidst drying out and digging out in Central Vermont post flash floods from Tropical Storm Irene. Well after three days of intermittent power and no running water for four days. I am able to piece together my report via two different locations.

Seven Days Backpacking Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
Weather encountered; overnight lows around 40 F (4 C) and daytime highs ranged 50 - 85 F (10 - 29 C), one night of rain that began as marble size hail just after dinner. One full day of rain and a second with intermittent showers. The balance was partly sunny to clear and hot.

My first time in wet conditions with the eVent Compression Dry Sack was close to home. I woke to a beautifully rainy morning and hiked up my nearest neighbor hill, Mt. Tom. I packed the Dry Sack with a change of clothes, trail map, two energy bars, and cell phone. The eVent along with a second dry sack and a water bottle went into a day pack. It rained the entire time during the 8 mi (13 km) hike. I stopped to eat a bar around the halfway point. The inside of my pack was slightly wet and moisture could be felt on the outside of the Dry Sack. On the inside and everything held in the dry sack remained dry. I quickly closed the Sack to prevent any rain from getting in and had a snack. When I returned home I removed and emptied the Dry Sack. Every item that was inside the Sack was dry.

The next trip was my big one for the year, in the back country of Yellowstone National Park. The eVent gets to show off right away on day one and two. The bragging rights are dry clothes to change into before bedding down thanks to the Dry Sack. When packing up on day two I decided to shuffle somethings. All clothes not being worn stayed in the eVent Compression Sack and I added my sleeping bag, bag liner and pillow. The need to hang all odorous items was also a factor. So all such items went into a different dry sack, see Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil report for more information. With the reorganization I gained more pack space via compression. And quicker camp set up by having my gear better organized.

Two separate camera issues on the both trips prevented photos. But here's what I have.

My last trip thus far was with the family to upstate New York. This was car camping but we did have a 0.25 mi (0.4 km) walk to our lean-to. So I appreciated being able to get as much hauled in as possible in one trip. Not a drop of rain fell on this trip, so the keeping things dry was not an issue. There was a fair amount of clothing though. The compression of the Dry Sack was great for maximize space in my pack. I was able to get two days worth of clothes for two adults and two kids down to a easy to pack size. This included sleeping and swimming attire. The Sack filled about a quarter of my 65 L pack when compressed.

SUMMARY

Thus far I am very impressed with the eVent Compression Dry Sack. It quickly and easily compresses and keeps it's content bone dry. The Dry Sack is easy to place in and remove from my pack. The handle or compression straps provide strong attachment points to pull and push the sack while loading and unloading. The Dry Sack has helped me use the space in my pack more efficiently. It has also helped to better organize my gear. There is only one small trouble I've had with the eVent Sack. Sometimes if the lid flops around the compression straps get twisted. This causes the lid and the closure to improperly align preventing compression. A minor annoyance that is easily corrected. The eVent Sack has performed well under all condition experienced. It has no signs of wear or tear anywhere.

This concludes my Field Report. Please check back in two months for the Long Term Report.
I would like thank Sea to Summit and BackpackGearTest.org for making this test possible.

This report was created with the BGT Report Generator.
Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.

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Jamie Lawrence

Hi Mike, I watched the weather on the news and my thoughts did wonder if any of our BGTers were caught up in it. I hope you are ok and all is on the improve.

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, Sep 5, 2011

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Hi Mike,

I watched the weather on the news and my thoughts did wonder if any of our
BGTers were caught up in it. I hope you are ok and all is on the improve.

My first time in wet conditions with the eVent Compression Dry Sack was
close to home. I woke to a beautifully rainy morning and hiked up my
nearest neighbor hill, Mt. Tom. I packed the Dry Sack with a change of
clothes, trail map, two energy bars, and cell phone. The eVent along with
a second dry sack and a water bottle went into a day pack. It rained the
entire time during the 8 mi (13 km) hike. I stopped to eat a bar around
the halfway point. The inside of my pack was slightly wet and moisture
could be felt on the outside of the Dry Sack. On the inside and
everything held in the dry sack remained dry. I quickly closed the Sack
to prevent any rain from getting in and had a snack. When I returned home
I removed and emptied the Dry Sack. Every item that was inside the Sack
was dry.

EDIT: I am confused here are you refer to eVent and Dry Sack which I
assume are the same thing but you actually had 2 sacks in your daypack.
Can you make it clear what you're going to refer to the sack as and make
it the same throughout the report??

You also need to remove the and between inside & everything

The next trip was my big one for the year, in the back country of
Yellowstone National Park. The eVent gets to show off right away on day
one and two.

EDIT: gets should be got, you're speaking in past tense.

The bragging rights are dry clothes to change into before bedding down
thanks to the Dry Sack. When packing up on day two I decided to shuffle
somethings.

EDIT: some things is 2 separate words

Not a drop of rain fell on this trip, so the keeping things dry was not
an issue.

EDIT: Remove the after so

There was a fair amount of clothing though. The compression of the Dry
Sack was great for maximize space in my pack.